INCIDENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM IN GIS ENVIRONMENT FOR CHANDIGARH CITY

Abstract

National and regional state transport regulatory authorities in developing countries have been monitoring traffic and collecting traffic data (traffic stream volume, density, speed etc.) as part of their traffic management role for many years but, generally they did not share this information with the public. Furthermore, due to spatial and temporal variations in traffic, roadways and weather conditions, travellers travelling within cities are not generally conversant with these prevailing conditions. The problem is persistent to both domestic and international, tourists for whom the information is outdated and unreliable in term of leaflets and booklets. Incident Management System (IMS) which is one of the user services of Advanced Traveller Information Systems (ATIS) aims at bridging this information gap by implementing computer, communication, information technologies and management strategies in order to manage incidents like to reduce congestion, en-route information to the travellers about their travel options (route choice, closest facilities) which can be use in emergency. Advanced Traveller Information Systems (ATIS) is an integral part of Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) which offers technology-based solutions to the compelling challenges confronting surface transportation systems. ITS helps the whole transport system to work most effectively and efficiently. ITS integrates users, transport systems, and vehicles through state-of-the-art information and communications technologies. A geographic information system (GIS) is a digital computer application designed to capture, storage, manipulation, analysis and display of geographic information. iii Transportation professionals can use GIS to integrate mapping analysis into decision support for network planning and analysis, route planning and analysis, vehicle tracking, routing, asset management, inventory tracking and everything in between. In this thesis, an Incident Management System (IMS) using GIS environment for Chandigarh City has been developed in ArcGIS 9.3. This package provides complete information about Chandigarh city such as road networks, hotels, schools, colleges, police station, petrol pump etc. This package displays best path between an origin and destination alternate routes according to least congested network. It also provides path and information useful in emergency situation like police station, hospitals, petrol pumps etc. IMS Chandigarh also provides tools for panning, zooming of Chandigarh Map view.